Civil rights
Media and commentary related to our work protecting and advancing civil rights. This includes police accountability, justice in youth detention, asylum seeker rights, discrimination, access to justice and Raise the Age.
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NIT: Community groups urge NSW Government to raise age to 14 in youth justice push
Community leaders, frontline workers and First Nations advocates to tell the NSW Government: it’s time to do better on youth justice for kids and communities
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Joint release: Community leaders tell the NSW Government: do better for children and communities
Leaders called on the NSW Government to raise the age and invest in community services.
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Star Observer: Explainer – Laws Protecting LGBTQIA+ People Exist Around Australia – SA Lags Behind
The JEC’s Alastair Lawrie called on the SA Government to address the state’s lack of LGBTIQ+ vilification protections.
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NIT: Youth justice system in crisis as Senate inquiry hears calls for national reform
Legal advice we provided to the Commonwealth about intervening in state youth justice legislation has been ignored.
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The Guardian: Sydney police are using drones to chase suspects 500km away. Is a vulnerable town being targeted?
We raised concerns about a NSW police drone trial lacking transparency.
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Fuse: LGBTIQ+ groups urge greater protection from hate speech
We urged the Commonwealth Government to take a consistent approach to hate speech protections.
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The Land: Drone trials to expand as govt embraces new tech to tackle regional crime
We raised serious privacy risks relating to a police drone trial and called for safeguards to prevent mis-use.
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2SER: Police powers and protests
Senior Solicitor Sophie Leaver joined 2SER Breakfast to discuss recent events of police powers and protests.
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Joint Release: The Albanese Government kills off its own FOI secrecy bill in the face of political defeat
Despite this win, we will continue to push for significant and urgent reform to Australia’s broken FOI system.
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NIT: Prime Minister pressed to show leadership on Indigenous custody rates
With NATSILS, we’ve called on the Commonwealth Goverment to use its powers and protect children from harmful laws.